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Day's Debate
After a TV sting operation on the IPL and the subsequent surfacing of the spot-fixing and murky dealings, sports minister Ajay Maken has suggested that the BCCI must stay away from the IPL. Pitching for the two bodies to be treated as separate organisations, Maken said the BCCI must come under the RTI Act. Ever since the IPL came into existence in 2008, people raised the conflict of interest issue. N Srinivasan, who is president of BCCI, has an IPL team, Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Also, K Srikkanth who is national selector is the mentor of CSK. So, do you think, separating BCCI from IPL will serve for the good of Indian cricket? ...more
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